text_original: When Michael grew up he banished his lother and ruled with the advice of his uncle Bardas, depraved and drunken man, whose influence over the oung Emperor was wholly bad. However, in 866 he as slain by the Emperor's orders, and Michael then hose as his colleague an able young officer, Basil the lacedonian, who repaid his patron by murdering him a ear later, and so becoming sole Emperor in the East.
text_transcription: WHEN MICHAEL GREW UP HE BANISHED HIS MOTHER AND RULED WITH THE ADVICE OF HIS UNCLE BARDOS A DEPRAVED AND DRUNKEN MAN WHOSE INFLUENCE OVER THE YOUNG EMPEROR WAS WHOLLY BAD HOWEVER IN EIGHT SIXTY SIX HE WAS SLAIN BY THE EMPEROR'S ORDERS AND MICHAEL THEN CHOSE AS HIS COLLEAGUE AN ABLE YOUNG OFFICER BASIL THE MACEDONIAN WHO REPAID HIS PATRON BY MURDERING HIM A YEAR LATER AND SO BECOMING SOLE EMPEROR IN THE EAST
phonemes: wˌɛn mˈaɪkəl ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp hiː bˈænɪʃt hɪz lˈʌðɚ ænd ɹˈuːld wɪððɪ ɐdvˈaɪs ʌv hɪz ˈʌŋkəl bˈɑːɹdəz, dᵻpɹˈeɪvd ænd dɹˈʌŋkən mˈæn, hˌuːz ˈɪnfluːəns ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈaʊŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌz hˈoʊli bˈæd. haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks hiː æz slˈeɪn baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ˈɔːɹdɚz, ænd mˈaɪkəl ðˈɛn hˈoʊz æz hɪz kˈɑːliːɡ ɐn ˈeɪbəl jˈʌŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚ, bˈeɪzəl ðə leɪsdˈoʊniən, hˌuː ɹᵻpˈeɪd hɪz pˈeɪtɹən baɪ mˈɜːdɚɹɪŋ hˌɪm ɐ ˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚ, ænd sˌoʊ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ sˈoʊl ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈiːst.